34 of the Most Wildly Ridiculous Rules at Kids’ Schools

I’m not some incorrigible old scrooge who thinks kids these days are headed to hell in a handbasket because they’re looking at their phone instead of playing hopscotch. I understand you had a lot of fun playing jacks, old man, but we can both admit PlayStation blows those little repurposed caltrops out of the water. I’ve never used the term “snowflake” unironically, though I will admit to harrumphing about the demise of cursive.

Even the most liberal of parents have occasionally, however, been left speechless by a modern school policy. I don’t think kids should be getting injured every recess like they used to, but if they do go down? I feel like it’s fair to let them put on a Band-Aid without a caretaker’s personal confirmation. 

Parents on Reddit have shared moments their children’s schools have deserved, and earned, an exasperated “c’mon,” and I’ve collected the most eye-roll-worthy below.